Last night was the Casey Business Awards gala dinner where the Casey Business Awards were given out for 2010. We are very pleased to have been awarded the Casey Business of the Year for 2010. It was a great night and Casey Mayor, Cr Lorraine Wreford presented the award to Ray and Junette Keefe of Successful Endeavours.

Successful Endeavours were also joint winners of the Business and Professional Services award for 2010.

And we were finalists in the Manufacturer of the Year category which was won by Jain and Janice Lal at Australian Solar Manufacturing. They make high grade 200W solar panels in Hallam, as good as you can get anywhere in the world, and really deserved their win. Well done Jain and Janice.

Above is a shot of the Casey Business Award Certificates and also the trophies we received on the night.

And here we are with Casey Mayor, Cr Lorraine Wreford, with the Casey Business of the Year award certificate and trophy.

Ray and Junette Keefe of Successful Endeavours with Casey Mayor Cr Lorraine Wreford – Casey Business Of The Year

Here we are with the joint winners of the Business and Professional Services award, Better Dental Care and a representative of Monash University who sponsored this award category.

Casey Business and Professional Services award

And here is a picture of the 3 award certificates together.

Successful Endeavours Casey Business Awards 2010

And the Casey Weekly (formerly Berwick & District Journal) on 7 September 2010 ran a 2 page special on the Casey Business Awards and this is an except from that covering our win as Casey Business of the Year 2010.

Successful Endeavours – Casey Business of the Year 2010

Below are media releases and official City of Casey web pages related to Successful Endeavours’ win as Casey Business of the Year and also as joint winners of the Business and Professional Services award.

Congratulations on winning the Casey Business of the Year along with the Business and Professional Services Award!

An achievement that I know recognises all the consistent and streamlined effort you have been putting into your business. I have had the honour of watching you and your business develop over the past year and you definitely deserve to be winning these awards.

You were also a finalist in the Manufacturer of the Year category which unfortunately was awarded elsewhere but proves the point that you have won the Casey Business of the Year 2010 all the more.

WOW – TWO MORE AWARDS you guys are fantastic! I know how hard you both work and you must be very excited that all that hard work pays off and you get to experiance the recognition that you deserve.

When reading your blog this morning, I thought of two quotes that related to you:

“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What’s in it for me?’.” – Brian Tracy

and…

“Helping people grow and achieve their dreams is the fastest route to success; both theirs and yours.” – T. Harv Eker

Ray and Junette, you are both a success and having watched you grow as people and as a business over the past two (?) years has been as rewarding for me as it has been for you.

At The Gourmet Guardian, we also strive to assist food businesses in ensuring that their food is safer than their competitors thorough systems like HACCP. I know how rewording it can be see your clients dreams come to reality and just wish that their were more businesses like yours that truly want to help others acheive.

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CONGRATULATIONS! 2 more inspirational or nicer people would be hard to find. You so deserve these wins and the opportunities that will come from them.
You both understand that “…trials produce perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope…” , and the two of you have shown perseverance and character, and through that you have given the likes of us hope. Thank you.
Well Done!